Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

1982
R
1h 22m

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7.6/10

4.5K

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Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)

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Dark Comedy Stand-Up Comedy Documentary

Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
It is revealed in "Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)" that Pryor completely messed up his performance during the first filming of the show. Pryor lost his train of thought and forgot most of his material. He apologized to the audience and ended the show early leaving the audience angry. Pryor pulled himself together and gave a much better performance the next night. Most of the footage in the film is from the second performance.

Quotes
Richard Pryor: [discussing his trip to Africa] One thing I got out of it is magic, I'd like to share with you. You know, it's like I was leavin' and I was sittin' in the hotel and a voice said to me, it said to me, "Look around, what do you see?" And I said, "I see all colors of people doin' everything." You know, and the voice said, "Do you see any niggers?" I said, "No." And it said, "You know why? 'Cause there aren't any."

Connections
Edited into Heroes of Black Comedy (2002)

Soundtracks
Just be Good to Me
Written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Performed by The S.O.S. Band
Courtesy of Tabu Records
© 1983 Tabu Records Inc.

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8/10

The comedian returns triumphant from his fire accident in Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip

Having just watched Richard Pryor: Live in Concert yesterday, I was very much looking forward to this, his next concert film. Quite hilarious when talking about sex, his experiences with the mafia, white people looking for humans like them in black Africa, and how women seem so calm compared to men like him. There's also some poignant stories about his trip to Africa and his resolving to never use the N-word again for humorous purposes compared to some of his past work. And then there's the freebasing/fire incident that concludes this film. His talk about Jim Brown and Brown's attempting to rehabilitate him is perhaps the most touching of the stories but that doesn't mean it doesn't end on a good laugh especially when it concerns his member. But while I liked most of what he did, I have to admit I wasn't too crazy about his "Mudbone" routine even though it was a favorite of an audience member who requested it. Still, while this wasn't as good as RP:LIC, Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip still has many brilliant moments that make this well worth seeing.